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12.
(A) it is
(B) there are
(C) these are
(D)they
4. Из четырех вариантов (А), (В), (С), (С) выберите один, который ближе всего
по значению к данному примеру:
1.
The book cost $3.65, and he had only $2.40.
(A) He had more than enough money to pay for the book.
(B) The book cost more than he had with him.
(C) He had just enough money to pay for the book.
(D) He needed two more dollars to pay for the book.
2.
No one but Nick knew the answer to the question.
(A) The question could not be answered by anyone.
(B) Everyone knew how to answer the question.
(C) Nick was the only one who couldn't answer the question.
(D) Only Nick could answer the question.
3.
Could you give me a hand with this exercise?
(A) Please give me your hand.
(B) Would you help me to do this exercise?
(C) Please let me do this exercise myself.
(D) Please do this exercise for me.
4. Helen exchanged the jeans for a different pair.
(A) Helen returned the jeans and took a pair of shoes instead.
(B) Helen took the jeans back to the shop and got some different ones.
(C) The jeans didn't fit properly so Helen returned them .
(D) Helen didn't like the jeans at home so she returned them.
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5. My father broke his glasses so he couldn't read the newspaper.
(A) My father was not able to read the newspaper because he had
broken his glasses.
(B) My father could have read the newspaper if he hadn't had to
wash the glasses.
(C) My father won't go to work tomorrow because he must go to
the optometrist.
(D) My father cut himself on some broken glass.
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found it very difficult to learn that poem by heart.
(A) It was hard for me to learn the poem.
(B) I learned that difficult poem.
(C) I found the poem after a difficult search.
(D)
It
was hard for me to find a good poem to learn by heart.
7.1
would rather listen to Mozart than rock music.
(A) I like listening to all kinds of music.
(B) I prefer music to studying rocks.
(C) I prefer Mozart to rock music.
(D) I don't like Mozart as much as I like rock music.
8. Flats are very expensive and we can't afford to buy one.
(A) The flats are too simple to cost so much.
(B) It is easy to pay for a nice flat.
(C) We don't have enough money for a new flat because
of the high price.
(D) We can afford a new flat now, but not next year.
9. When the lesson began, there were a dozen students in the classroom, but by the end
of the lesson the number doubled.
(A) After the lesson had begun, some of the brazen students entered
the classroom.
(B) There were three dozen students by the end of the lesson.
(C) There were 24 students in the classroom by the end of the lesson.
(D) The dozen people in the classroom were doubling as students.
10.
Mary could hardly find her mother in the overcrowded shop.
(A) Mary could easily find her mother in the overcrowded shop.
(B) Mary couldn't find her mother in the overcrowded shop.
(C) Because the shop was overcrowded, Mary and her mother
couldn't enter it.
(D) Mary had some difficulty finding her mother.
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TEST 16
1. Из
четырех
вариантов (А), (В),
(С),
(D) выберите единственно
правильный:
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A.
RUSSUA'S
FIRST SURGEON
1
Do you happen
surgeon and clinician? He
At 18, he 5
the story 2 Alexander
Kuprin
"The Wonderful Doctor"?
3 it's about Nikolai Pirogov, a great researcher, excellent
4 an ordinary man.
Moscow University; at 22 he 7
a Doctor of Science; at 26 he 8 a Professor at
Derpt
(now Tartu) University,
in Europe at that time; at 30 he 10 Russia's first surgery
11
the basic methods in the study and
clinic.
To this day Pirogov's methods are
12 anatomy.
13 to proclaim disease prevention an extremely
.....
i
•
Nikolai Pirogov was
important task of medicine. He 14 : "The future 15_
preventive medicine." Today
17
doubts it.
If you 18 in Pirogovskaya Street, stop and
„__
monument to this great man. He 20 a scientist of genius even in his lifetime.
19
the
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
(A) Are you reading
(B) Did you read
(A)
by
(B)about
(A)know
(B) knowing
(A) isn't
(B) wasn't
(A) graduate
(B) graduated
(A)
—
(B)at
(C) Do you read
(D) Have you read
(C) from
(D)to
(C) to be known
(D) to know
(C) was no
(D) hasn't been
(C) was graduated
(D) has graduated
(C) from
(D) for
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7.
8.
(A) grew
(B) turned
(A) was
(B) were
4
f
(C)
began
(D) became
'
:
(C)
been
(D) had been
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
(A) one of largest
(B) one of larger
(A) was head
(B) was the head
(A) among
(B) between
(A) teach
»
(B) teacher
(A) first man in the world
(B) the first man in the world
(A) wrote
(B) was writing
(A) is belonging
(B) belong
(A)
to
(B) for
(A) some
(B)no
(A) happen being
(B) happen to be
(A) see at
(B) look
(A) called
(B) was called
(C) one of the largest
(D) largest one
(C) was headed
(D) headed
(C) beside
(D) below
(C) teaching
(D) teachers
(C) a man of the world
(D) world first man
(C) was written
(D)
writed
(C) will
be
belonged
(D) belongs
(C) among
(D)of
(C) nobody
(D)anybody
(C) happen be
(D) be happen
(C) have a look
(D) look at
(C) was calling
(D) is called
TEST 16
83
В. A VISIT TO A CONCERT
A lady
3
6
neighbour:
10
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
was late 1 the concert.
. She entered 4 the hall
ai
some music. She had listened for
"What 8
?"
"
9
the first eight!" exclaimed the lady.
(A) to
(B) for
(A) come
(A) is already beginning
(B) is already begun
(A) in
(B) into
(A) fmded
(B) found
(A) was playing
(B) was played
(A) had asked
(B) asked
(A) do they play
(B) they are playing
(A) the nine
(B) ninth
(A) have missed
When she 2
id
5 her
seat.
r
.
a while before she
symphony," he answered.
(C)at
(D)in
(C) came
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паи come
(C) had begun yet
(D) had already begun
(C)to
(D)-
(C) founded
(D) was found
(C) had played
(D) has been playing
(C) would ask
(D)ask
(C) they have played
(D) are they playing
(C) the ninth
(D) a ninth
(C) was missed
the concert
[be
orchestra
7 her
"Oh, dear! I
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.
(B) had missed
(D) am missing
2.
Поставьте
вопросы к следующим предложениям:
1.
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming. (Who?)
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2. He didn't see the end of the film. (Why?)
3.
The weather was stormy yesterday. (What?)
4. A lot of hamburgers are eaten in the United States. (How many?)
5.1
think he is still in the park. (Where?)
6. Ann has just come back from London. (When?)
7. He had to borrow some money. (Why?)
8. They have been quarrelling since morning. (How long?)
9. Stephen and Paul lead an adventurous life. (Who?)
10.1
saw a very interesting film yesterday. (What kind?)
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3. Из четырех вариантов (А), (В), (С), (D) выберите ошибочный:
1.
You have been in London three
times,
haven't you?
(A) (B) (C)
.(D)
2. My friends will meet me when I will arrive at the airport.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3.
Columbus Day is celebrated on the twelve of
October
because on that day in
(A) " (B) (C) (D)
1492, Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas.
4. In ancient times and throughout the Middle Ages,
many
people believed that
(A) (B)
the earth is motionless.
(C) (D)
5.
This documentary, which was first shown on BBC 2 last year, will be repeat on
(A) (B)
(C)"
(D)
BBC 1 next week.
6. The Amazon valley is extremely important to the ecology of the earth, because 40
(A)
per cent of the world's oxygen produce there.
(B) (C) (D)
7. The water in the Great Salt Lake is at less four times saltier than sea water.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8. My office is in the centre of Moscow, so I am
usually
going to work
by
car.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9.
I'm
trying
to teach oneself to
play
the
guitar
but I'm not making much progress.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10.
This town isn't
very
well-known and there isn't many to see, so few tourists come here.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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TEST 17
1. Из четырех вариантов (А), (В), (С), (D) выберите единственно
правильный:
A. JACKJAMEISON
,
There was once a small boy 1 Jack
Jameison,
who 2 in the
village of
Jamesville,
in the state of Georgia. Young Jameison 3 by
4 of the villagers to be 5 foolish, but he was just
6
clever as any boy of his 7 .
One day Jack went 8 the village 9 to buy some
groceries: some jelly, oranges, jam, and finally, five cents worth of cheese. The owner,
however, objected to 10 so small a piece of cheese. He said that he just
11
judge the size of a five-cent piece of cheese.
"Then
12
ten cents worth,"
13
Jack Jameison.
The owner 14
15
a ten-cent piece of cheese.
"
16 satisfied now, 17 young man?" he asked.
Jack Jameison
18
five cents on the 19 and said:
"Now just cut that piece 20 half."
1.
(A) named (C) whose name
(B) by name (D) was named
2. (A) left (C) inhabited
(B) lived (D) resident
3. (A) judged
(C)
was judged
(B) had judged (D) was judging
4. (A) somebody (C) any
(B) some (D) anyone
5. (A) a little (C) a few
(B) little (D) few
6. (A)
so
(C) as
(B) such (D) very
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
(A) old
(B) age
(A) to
(B)in
(A) post-office
(B) department
(A) selling
(B) sell
(A) cannot
(B) could
(A) to give me
(B) give to me
(A) told
(B)
spoke
(A) than
(B) then
(A) cut
(B) cutted
(A)
Are
you
(B) You are
(A) the
(B)a
(A) laid
(B) lain
(A) customer
(B) counter
(A) at
(B) for
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(C) years old
(D) ages
•
(C) for
(D) through
(C) store
(D) school
•
(C) sale
(D) sales
(C) couldn't
(D) couldn't to
(C)
give
(D) give me
(C) talked
(D) said
(C) there
(D) that
..
(C) had cut
(D) was cutting
(C) Were you
(D) Is you
(C)an
(D)-
(C)
lay
(D) lied
(C) desk
(D) floor
(C)in
(D)on
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В. A TALKATIVE LADY
1 the passengers of the ship 2 a very talkative lady who asked
the captain 3 questions. The captain was tired 4 the lady, but he
was a 5 man and 6 answer all her questions.
One afternoon she asked:
"Captain,
what will happen if our ship 7 an iceberg in
the ocean?"
The captain 8 and answered: "Nothing special, madam. The iceberg
9 as if 10 had happened."
1.
(A) Between (C) In front of
(B) Among (D) Beyond
2. (A) it was (C) there was
(B) she was (D) there it was
3.
(A) lots (C) a lot
(B) lots of (D) a great number
4. (A) with (C) of
(B) from (D) because of
5.
(A) well-bred (C) absent-minded
(B) ill-bred (D) left-handed
6. (A) must (C) could
(B) had to (D) should
7. (A) meets (C) would meet
(B) will meet (D) had met
8. • (A) smiles (C) was smiling
(B)
smiled
(D)
had smiled
9. (A) goes (C) was going
(B) went (D) will go
10. (A) some (C) anything
(B) something (D) nothing
2.
Поставьте
вопросы к следующим предложениям:
1.
This house belongs to the Emersons. (Who?)